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Liberal legislation aimed at limiting how long inmates can be kept in solitary confinement
By Jonathan Ablett | September 22, 2017
The federal government is introducing legislation that would limit how long prison inmates can be kept in solitary confinement.
Once passed, the bill would impose a time limit for what prison officials call administrative segregation.
Administrative segregation is used when there is no reasonable alternative to maintain the safety and security of the institution, staff and inmates. It differs from disciplinary segregation, which is applied to inmates who are found guilty of a serious offence in custody.
Under the current law, the Correctional Service of Canada is required to release prisoners from administrative segregation at the earliest possible time.
The new law would establish a segregation time limit of 21 days initially, and then 15 days once the legislation has been the law of the land for 18 months.
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